Full House could vote for commission to force cuts in Social Security, Medicare, other critical human needs programs
January 19, 2024
Scandal
Rev. Donald Perryman,
November 10, 2015
This post was originally published in The Sojourner’s Truth on November 5, 2015. … Poverty in the world is a scandal. In a world where there is so much wealth, so many resources to feed everyone, it is unfathomable that there are so many hungry children, that there are so...
Congress Must Act Now to Save Pro-Work Tax Provisions
Maxine Thomas,
November 9, 2015
This post was originally published on The Hill’s Congress Blog on November 4, 2015. Spending time with family and friends, laughing around the table, and volunteering to serve the people who are hungry at my church — all of these moments bring me a sense of joy. Just as I...
Fact of the Week: 100 CEOs Have As Much in Retirement Assets As 41 Percent of American Families
Lecia Imbery,
November 6, 2015
A new report from the Center for Effective Government and the Institute for Policy Studies found that the 100 largest CEO retirement funds are worth a combined $4.9 billion – an amount equal to the entire retirement account savings of 41 percent of American families. A Tale of Two Retirements...
Stand up for child nutrition and share why #WICMatters
Joanna Sandager,
November 2, 2015
WIC Overview from National WIC Association on Vimeo. On Wednesday, November 4 from 1-2pm ET, join CHN, MomsRising, National WIC Association, and advocates across the country for a #WICMatters twitterstorm! Use the hashtag on social media to share why #WICMatters to you and/or the communities you serve. Now is the time...
Budget Deal a Positive First Step
Lecia Imbery,
October 28, 2015
After months of partisan bickering, standoffs and crises, and thousands of actions by advocates who told Congress to #StopTheCuts, a bipartisan budget deal emerged this week. And it’s a deal that’s a responsible and positive step in the right direction. The legislation raises the debt ceiling until early 2017, avoiding...
